#Xara 3d 6 how to
#Xara 3d 6 install

I expected to use Xara Xtreme for this, and already was comfortable with slicing vector shapes with other shapes and lines, but I didn’t know how get consistently accurate arcs that would allow me to build up the continents.

#Xara 3d 6 how to

From Maps to Arcs So, since the Xara 3D side looked to be straightforward, I now had to work out how to transform a map of the world into a series of arc segments that I could import into Xara 3D. I could make a 3D Hollow Earth in Xara 3D.

At this point it occurred to me that I could chop parts of the rings out, leaving some arc segments, and if I chopped out the right bits from the right rings, arc segments on adjacent rings could be built up to represent a continent curving both East/West and North/South. The faces are hidden inside the sphere’s surface. You can achieve exactly the same effect with rings, rather than discs because all you are actually seeing in this frame are the edges, the sides of the discs. With more discs, you need less extrusion. By increasing the number of discs you can reduce, even eliminate, the visible banding. If prompted, open up 'ustomization' tab on the Xara software, and click 'Add'. Once you have all the appropriate files, launch the program, and click 'OK'. Then, launch Xara 3D Maker, which will scan your computer for necessary files to upload into it.

#Xara 3d 6 install

Xara3D can work with any truetype font and modify the high number of features related to the text. To use Xara 3D Maker, first download and install Xara 3D maker onto your computer. While the animation is paused you can drag the image around and view it from any angle. Xara3D is pretty simple and easy to use application with which you will be able to create still or dynamic 3D text images to insert them in a website or use them in more complex designs. Enhanced Compatibility with Xara X¹ and Xara Xtreme Thanks to cut and paste compatibility with Xara X¹ and Xara Xtreme you can now paste shapes from Xara X¹ and Xara Xtreme into Xara3D 6, extrude and edit in Xara3D, then paste your 3D designs back into Xara X¹ and Xara Xtreme as bitmaps. To close the discs to make a sphere, I increased the extrusions globally to 6. The map is an equatorial cylindrical projection, however, not being a geometer, I am not positive this is technically the correct type to use given how I mapped it to the rings, but the globe I ended up with looks pretty reasonable, so it was good enough.

WEBSITE AND WEBSITE GRAPHICS CREATED WITH XARA DESIGNER 6 PRO Above is a cropped screen shot of the working Xara Xtreme file I used to generate the arc segments from the red ring.